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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Benjamin Macomber of South Kingstown Rh Island know John Weaver and susan Weaver
his wife of Newport Et al in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two
said South Kingstown aforesaid in the county of said Province
said Grantor. Know Me The said Benjamin Macomber then remember John Weaver
said Weaver, Susan, William Smith and Cogran Smith
of South Kingstown and Providence Rh Island for and in consideration of the sum of
one thousand hundred and fifty dollars paid in hand before the consenting seal and truly paid by
Anna E Stephens wife of William Stephens of Charlestown Rh.
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and concede the said Anna E Stephens her
heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents; have granted conveyed and assigned sealed conveyed and confirmed to
the said Anna E Stephens her
heirs and assigns forever
a certain lot of land situated in Charlestown aforesaid
containing one acre be the same more or less with a
dwelling house therein standing bounded on the North and
another house bounded on the North and
North by land of Joseph M Griffin on the East by land
of Elizabeth S King & P Babcock and on the South by
a highway or however otherwise the same may be bounded
meaning and intending hereby to convey to the said
Anna E Stephens all the right title and interest
which our Honor Thomas Macomber late of said
Charlestown deceased had in and to the above described
premises at the time of his decease
To have and to hold with the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Anna E Stephens her
heirs and assigns forever to their and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever. And we the said
Grantors do covenant promise and grant to the said Anna E Stephens her
heirs and assigns that at or before the ensuing removal hereby the true sole and lawful owner straight the above bargained
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in simple fee and have in our ourselves sufficient right full power and authority to grant seal convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in simple fee and that the said Anna E Stephens her
heirs and assigns shall have quiet possession and may from time to time and at all times forever lawfully have by virtue and force of these presents lawfully possessibly and
quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said desired and bargained premises with the appurtenances free from any trouble charge and
claim of any person or persons whomsoever and that we the said Grantors shall and will warrant and forever defend the same and that we
shall maintain diverse judgments executions and encumbrances of what natureosoever of what natureosoever that of nature whatsoever that in any degree or absolute
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore We the said Grantors
hereby executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above desired
premises to Anna E Stephens her
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever venture to secure demand and be these presents
And I Percevale C Macomber wife of Benjamin Macomber on
consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid to hereby release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Grantee her heirs and assigns
any right of dower in and to the aforesaid premises
Of this Instrument whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 16th day of February 1872 Benjamin Macomber
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of
Witness Cross witness to signature of B. M. Macomber to Macomber
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172 Indenture of indenture $\text{John}$ $\text{volcan}$ $\text{Hazen}$ $\text{John}$ $\text{Tesson}$ $\text{S.S.}$
$\text{A.B. a hater}$ $\text{Sedan}$ $\text{Ricey}$ $\text{S.S.}$
$\text{id}$ $\text{16}$ $\text{March}$ $\text{William}$ $\text{A}$ $\text{Smith}$ $\text{S.S.}$
$\text{id}$ $\text{id}$ $\text{Dorcas}$ $\text{Smith}$ $\text{S.S.}$
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